Annual Report 2021

Consolidated Balance Sheet1

€ million

 

Note

 

Dec. 31, 2021

 

Dec. 31, 2020

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

18 

 

17,004

 

15,959

Other intangible assets

 

19 

 

7,612

 

7,653

Property, plant and equipment

 

20 

 

7,217

 

6,421

Investments accounted for using the equity method

 

 

 

3

 

2

Non-current receivables

 

25 

 

25

 

25

Other non-current financial assets

 

36 

 

911

 

822

Other non-current non-financial assets

 

22 

 

95

 

81

Non-current income tax receivables

 

15 

 

10

 

10

Deferred tax assets

 

15 

 

1,502

 

1,543

 

 

 

 

34,380

 

32,516

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

24 

 

3,900

 

3,294

Trade and other current receivables

 

25 

 

3,646

 

3,221

Contract assets

 

26 

 

207

 

169

Other current financial assets

 

36 

 

174

 

125

Other current non-financial assets

 

22 

 

663

 

597

Current income tax receivables

 

15 

 

492

 

520

Cash and cash equivalents

 

35 

 

1,899

 

1,355

 

 

 

 

10,982

 

9,280

Total assets

 

 

 

45,362

 

41,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

34 

 

 

 

 

Equity capital

 

 

 

565

 

565

Capital reserves

 

 

 

3,814

 

3,814

Retained earnings

 

 

 

15,134

 

12,378

Gains/losses recognized in equity

 

 

 

1,824

 

189

Equity attributable to shareholders of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

21,338

 

16,946

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

78

 

71

 

 

 

 

21,416

 

17,017

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

 

33 

 

3,402

 

3,880

Other non-current provisions

 

27 

 

269

 

281

Non-current financial debt

 

37 

 

8,270

 

9,785

Other non-current financial liabilities

 

38 

 

106

 

62

Other non-current non-financial liabilities

 

29 

 

15

 

55

Non-current income tax liabilities

 

15 

 

42

 

45

Deferred tax liabilities

 

15 

 

1,411

 

1,441

 

 

 

 

13,515

 

15,548

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current provisions for employee benefits

 

33 

 

224

 

152

Other current provisions

 

27 

 

377

 

461

Current financial debt

 

37 

 

2,531

 

2,357

Other current financial liabilities

 

38 

 

1,192

 

1,008

Trade and other current payables

 

30 

 

2,380

 

1,768

Refund liabilities

 

9 

 

839

 

666

Current income tax liabilities

 

15 

 

1,421

 

1,460

Other current non-financial liabilities

 

29 

 

1,468

 

1,360

 

 

 

 

10,432

 

9,231

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

 

45,362

 

41,796

1

Previous year’s figures have been adjusted, see Note (2) “Reporting principles”.

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